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The 'California' in Liverpool [PRG 1373/12/64] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'California', 3099 tons, in an unidentified port. [steel 4 mast ship, later 4 mast barque, 3099 tons, ON97769, 329.3 x 45.2 x 26.7. Built 1890 (4) Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Owners: North Western Shipping Co. Ltd (Ismay, Imrie and Co. managers) reg. Liverpool: sold 1896 to Ritson and Livesey, registered Liverpool: sold 1897 to German owners and renamed Alster, sold 1912 and renamed Christel Vinnen interned at Valparaiso during WW1 and allocated to Italians. Employed by them as a hulk until 1926 when refitted for sea. Stranded April 15, 1927 on Old Providence Island, near Panama, and became a total loss.] A researcher has identified the port as Liverpool, England. The church in the background on the right is the Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, located by the River Mersey near the Pier Head.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 10.1 x 20.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

California (Ship)
Alster (Ship)
Christel Vinnen (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel
Ships -- England -- Liverpool
Liverpool (England)

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by the Liverpool White Star Line / Ismay, Imrie and Co., Liverpool.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920. Mounted in 91 albums, the photographs are arranged by country of ownership, with some special volumes such as 'Shipping at Port Adelaide' and 'South Australian outports'. Additional information, giving the history of the ships where known, has been provided by maritime historian, Ron Parsons.

Digitisation information

Date

25/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,369 x 2,198 pixels (9.6 MP)

Size

28.83 MB

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